St. George Marathon

Spectating is a grueling sport.

Finally, we see someone!!

Jon came next, but we didn't get his picture.

(Obviously, he runs too fast!)

Then came Mom, but she was too busy listening to her music to notice us.

Her loss. At least I got a pic!

Congrats to all the runners...

...and spectators, big and small.

Diet and Exercise

Exercise:

One of Katelyn's favorite things to do is run. We can get her to eat almost any vegetable by assuring her that it will help her run faster. (We can get her to eat all the rest by telling her pink sparkles will trail behind her as she runs.) She wants to be the fastest. Much faster than daddy! Maybe someday she will beat him, but I don't know--he's pretty fast. So in the meantime she eats her veggies and dreams of the day that she will run, trailing pink sparkles, right past her daddy and off into the distance. She's such an interesting and funny girl.

Diet:

My sister, Maggie, was in town visiting last week and we made her a special dinner the Sunday before she left. It turned out so good, I want to share the recipes again...plus I'm tired of digging into my archives to find them. So here are the recipes I love for a baked salmon and a peach cobbler. They're both quick and easy, and even my kids love to eat it. Doesn't get much better than that.

Baked Salmon
Serves 2

Ingredients
2 cloves garlic, minced
6 tablespoons light olive oil
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
2 (6 ounce) salmon fillets

Directions
1. In a medium glass bowl, prepare marinade by mixing garlic, light olive oil, basil, salt, pepper, lemon juice and parsley.
2. Place salmon fillets in a medium glass baking dish, and cover with the marinade.
3. Marinate in the refrigerator about 1 hour, turning occasionally.
4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
5. Place fillets in aluminum foil, cover with marinade, and seal.
6. Place sealed salmon in the glass dish, and bake 35 to 45 minutes, until easily flaked with a fork.

Peach Cobbler

I like to use more peaches...three of the small cans instead of two. And you can also use less sugar if you like. This recipe is from the Salt Lick restaurant in Texas.

12 Servings (but we ate the whole thing in a day!)

Batter:
1/2 cup melted butter

1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup room temperature milk
1 room temperature egg

Filling:
1 (28 ounce) can sliced peaches, drained
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Melt butter in a 9 x 13 inch pan.
2. Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder & salt. Stir in milk & egg. Pour evenly over melted butter.
3. Combine peaches, sugar & spices and spread over batter-DO NOT STIR! Bake 35-45 minutes until batter comes to the top and is golden brown.
4. Serve warm with ice cream.

P.S. Did you have a favorite summer movie this year? Ours was Ponyo. Six thumbs up! (Me, Kate, and Zach).

San Diego Rock 'N' Roll Marathon: The Beginning

"Rock 'N' Roll Stops the Traffic."

-Bono

3:00 AM--Too early to be awake, in my opinion.

The roads and freeways were closed earlier than they said. 2am instead of 5am...Oops!

None of the road block volunteers knew alternative directions. Poor planning :(

We thought we might miss the race.

Finally one guy knew what he was talking about.

I think I was in the middle of a panic attack!!

Running buddies!

Breaking free of the plastic bag (it was a very cold morning).

Adam appears to be praying in this picture:

"Please let me qualify for Boston..."

Get a load of those PORT-A-POTTYS!!

(Literally, hehe!)

The starting line: Corral #1

6:30 AM: They're OFF!! Good Luck!!

San Diego Rock 'N' Roll Marathon: The Middle

Mile 9

(Gorgeous stretch of the 163 freeway.)

Grandpa Superman...trying to get the runners pumped up!

Pimp my ride--Grandpa Superman's bike.

I think this guy was relay, but holy cow, he appears to be flying!!
The pack
The first of the running Elvi (that's plural for Elvis, FYI).

Go Adam!!!

Zoom.

Natalie and Jason...How cute is that??

(This was her first marathon)

Pssst!... There's a monkey on your back.

Sorry Ryan. I didn't get you at mile 9.

Obviously, you were too fast for the camera!!

San Diego Rock 'N' Roll Marathon: The End

San Diego Marine's Recruiting Base

First woman:

First American:

First Ryan Sasser:

First Adam!!!

Pssst! It's still there...The monkey.Here is proof that I was there.

Recovery:

Adam "Remind me never to run San Diego again."

It kind of kicked everyone's butt this year...again.

Ryan and Natalie.

Heading for home...and a nice cold shower.

Group photo.

I'm proud of you Adam!

The End